2011 Pride of Arizona - "Jethro Tull" - UA Band Day

The 2011 Pride of Arizona presents the music of Jethro Tull. Recorded on November 12, 2011 at UA Band Day, Arizona Stadium. Musical selections include: Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, My God, Wond’ring Aloud, and Wind Up. Soloists include: Brian O'Donnell, Daniel Horist, Sammie Flanzbaum, Jimmy Simpson, Craig Tester, Will Lathrop and Sarah Sejen.
The video was filmed from 5 different cameras, 2 of which were attached to instruments on the field. Audio was professionally recorded and mastered by Joe Gallegos. Kirk Sibley manned the field level camera and was also the lead of the production effort, including placement of the two remote cams. Aaron Holbrook provided the filming from the top of the Zona Zoo at the judges stand level. All the cuts were edited into this final video, and merged with the separately recorded audio track, by Kirk Sibley.

[@tommy..980]

I now have a new favorite marching band AU!!!!! Awesome tribute to the greatest band of all time JT

[@barrydrees3617]

The one-legged clarinet playing at 8:00 was priceless!

[@BernieKellman]

Dunno why this, of all things, makes me realize how unique and staggering is the work of Ian Anderson. We will NEVER see/hear another like him. Great arranging, great performing.

[@donaldthomas5833]

Bernie SteelMonkey amen.

[@stews9]

I suspect it's because a good piece of music survives through all cover versions.

[@hoserintrainingyup2713]

I just hope Ian saw this. If I cried, I'm sure he would have as well.

[@EllocoEncerrado]

FUCKING AMAZING, THAT "LOCOMOTIVE BREATH" MAGNIFIC! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!

[@RayVanWinkle]

Oddly compelling! I loved the "vocalizing" during the "flute solo" portion of Locomotive Breath, and the crew on the cymbals.

[@denniskelley8974]

LOVE THIS! If you would have told me a marching band would do something like this, I'd say no way. But here I am literally with tears in my eyes. Not sure why, but there it is. And gotta call attention to one particular part... did they really combine "Wond'ring Aloud" with "My God"? Wow! I thought I was imagining that at first, but nope. (And as others have said, I sure hope the boys see this, particularly Ian.)

[@teivman6779]

thanks to The Pride of Arizona, this old mans' days of wandering lonely, are over. Thank you.

[@andros6872]

Incredibile,Jethro Tull forever

[@saboteur1001]

My... God.... This is beyond reality. I was crying.... Timeless!

[@cynthianavarro4316]

AWESOME job! Not easy music to make fluid or march like. I wonder how many of the band members listened to the album, and how many audience members decided to look it up. How many new fans were born of this performance? Little seeds in the wind that will grow someday, I hope!

[@jamesremus07]

At least this one band member! I was the sax soloist ☺️🌵🌺

[@biserkasertic1208]

@@jamesremus07 🎷👍!

[@matinacummings3781]

Absolutely love this!

[@110577Mike]

This is exceptionally well done. Not easy for a marching band to render the subtleties of this music - kudos to the Pride of Arizona for pulling it off. Impressive!

[@barrydrees3617]

Amazing - way better than I was expecting!

[@1nOnly_1111]

saw Ian Anderson in '80 in San Diego leaping across stage playing the flute it was unbelievable Whitehorse played after Jethro Tull Band The days of Rock N Roll are here to Stay according to Arizona!!

[@danandkiko]

Wow. Amazing arrangements and performance.

[@justgivemethetruth]

Awesome! An amazing and well-designed production. Outstanding! Bet there's never been a Jethro Tull tribute like this in the UK! WOW! Absolutely staggering, every note and beat in the solos. Powerful. (it does suck that it is raining)

[@geoffreydowen5793]

brilliant guys what a fine tribute, sad the stadium appears empty " slow marching Band" comes to mind wonderful I'm holding back tears here in the UK in. August 2022 hope you are all well godbless America.

[@lizrosas5236]

This performance is the "highlight" of UofA Band Day - about 50 high school marching bands from Southern Arizona compete for awards and standing to compete further at state competitions in Arizona. The high school marching band members and their family and friends are in the stands for the performances

[@anthonypecora550]

They should have done Thick as a Brick.

[@TenMinuteTrips]

No…. This is good. Enjoy.

[@CharCanuck14]

Flutes on one leg....brilliant!!

[@paulchretien4995]

Not just the flutes, all the woodwinds.. I think... but definitely a tribute to Ian's trademark stance..

[@lizrosas5236]

Every single band member was on one leg -- including the sousaphones (tubas) who had to not only balance on one leg but hold their instrument over their head! My oldest son was a sousaphone player in this production

[@CharCanuck14]

@@lizrosas5236 Kudos to all the band members, as I can't imagine how difficult it must have been. Such a fun musical moment to bring so many parents and viewers. Tell your eldest son that he and the band brought my family smiles and amazement way up here in Canada!

[@alexcastillo774]

Gran homenaje! Eres un genio Ian

[@tomdutra977]

Thank you

[@bobturnley2787]

Very surprising choice of music but extremely well done performance.

[@jazzyboy7784]

All that work and they had to do it in the rain...but they were amazing...

[@willicat441]

)And the heavens opened up with tears at the sound of prog rock.....

[@edu6902]

Amazing job!

[@seakayak4425]

Excellent

[@hoserintrainingyup2713]

This is so fucking cool I have tears. As does Ian I am sure....

[@tinagranqvistpahlen5715]

Plus the rain is pouring down! 😮

[@namemason6974]

FANTASTIC!!!!

[@Ritchievilla]

Can there be 9 illogical persons not liking this wonderful perFormance?

[@FedericoDLP]

Americans are always keen about everything they do. They will not allow 'rain to spoil their parade'

[@agerven]

Remarkable!

[@tinagranqvistpahlen5715]

🤩

[@tcoudi]

great perfomance. honestly, one of the best covers i heard in my life. what bugs me, if is it actually controversial to play music like this . i mean , in my mind, arizona is pretty religious state and the lyrics, especially from my god and loco breath could be controversial. i wonder if you got any negative reactions of this kind.

[@jamesremus07]

Tucson is thankfully the liberal open minded enclave of this beautiful state ((:

[@CharCanuck14]

Ian Anderson wasn't criticizing all of Christianity......it was directed to people who use religion for financial gain and power as well as hypocrites.

[@tcoudi]

@@CharCanuck14 i know, but from my experience, religious conservatives tend take any critique as attack.

[@CharCanuck14]

@@tcoudi Totally agree!

[@gregthornton4209]

Did Ian Anderson approve that synopsis of his work...???

[@corawheeler9355]

I wonder if Ian Anderson has seen this.

[@teivman6779]

cross eyed mary would skip school to see this.

[@martinchristensen267]

I wonder if this went beyond a rehersal? The stands are almost empty?

[@nsalazar831]

Looks are deceiving- this is actually one of the most anticipated yearly performances the POA does since everyone is there specifically to see the band. The POA will perform part of the show at halftime for football games, they usually only get 5-6 minutes. The audience is on the side of the stadium that the band is facing, under and behind the camera, so you can't see most of them. U of A Band Day is a high school marching band competition, the POA performs their whole show for that year in the afternoon and the evening after the two main blocks of high school band performances. The high school awards are presented after the POA exhibition.

[@martinchristensen267]

@@nsalazar831 Thanks for the info! Great Job They Did!

[@surfcollector]

I never understood the need for Conductors. Everyone knows what to do. He's just waving his arms around.

[@Balikon]

Well "Everyone knows what to do" *because* there is a conductor. He coordinates the musicians. Try this *without* a conductor and everyone does want he wants. It would turn out to a total mess.

[@jamesremus07]

Yeah, sorry they are absolutely crucial to the success of the performance. The drumline and drum major watch each other religiously to ensure phasing does not occur while band members play splayed across 75+ yards ☺️💙🌵🌺

[@johnmccord1752]

Only in the USA could JETHRO TULL be celebrated in this way and this style, here in the UK they don't exist, darling little boy bands and wannabes abound. No originality though, mostly covers of someone elses successes. You can't beat class.

[@christianneubauer52]

Supercool = sauguad

[@mariemidboe5929]

It's missing something... perhaps a flute solo??

[@miguelangelcrimson5670]

😂😂😂

[@teivman6779]

and the unsung western hero, he killed an Indian or three; then he made his name in hollywood, and set the white man free. please accept my apology, for my ancestry's misdeeds. they were, and still are in many ways, Thick As A Brick. 70 years ago, when I was but a boy, we would often play cowboys an Indians, and for some reason, I always elected to be an Indian. Truth be told, I was dancing with wolves, decades before Kevin Costner came along. Sincerely.

[@rb6x7]

Too Fast and mechanical for Aqualung. Ian writes in Phrases with odd measures not intended for a Marching band to play! After that I loved it|

[@jamesremus07]

Had to make it marchable somehow! But yeah sounds way different than the original 😎🌵🌺💙

[@frandanco6289]

Shut that announcer up please !!!!

[@jamesremus07]

RIP Don Haskell 🙏🏾💗